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verb

past tense of sequester

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sequestered
Adjective
Big Brother 4 The first season with a sequestered jury (sorry, Danielle Reyes), Big Brother 4 was also the first installment in which players with a history outside of the house played together. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 The trial was a madly raucous media event, requiring many weeks and a sequestered jury. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026 In the second clinical trial, not yet published, 36 sequestered volunteers ate an additional 1,000 calories a day when on the ultraprocessed food diet, according to a midpoint analysis of the data by Hall. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 That sentiment is front and center in The Fence, a sequestered and highly theatrical drama set on an African construction site that feels much more like a colonial outpost. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Once sequestered, jurors are not allowed any contact with the outside world and - unlike in many US jurisdictions - their deliberations must remain confidential. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 The money was nominally to pay civil servants and prop up infrastructure in a territory sequestered by an Israeli blockade, but many observers agreed that Hamas diverted a significant sum to its military wing. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Peeping over the Bay of Naples from its clifftop perch, sequestered from Piazza Tasso’s hustle and bustle by perfumed orange groves. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 In contrast, heavy metals are sequestered by proteins such as metallothioneins or accumulate in bony tissues. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 Curtis has sequestered primary ballots in a room in the elections office in Redding, sealing the doors with locks and duct tape and telling reporters that the ballots did not look, feel or smell right. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The company compares that reduction with the carbon sequestered by roughly 63,800 acres of US forest each year. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 Patterson's defense attorney Richard Edney made the first ground for their appeal on Wednesday an error that resulted in jury members being sequestered in the same hotel as a police witness and members of the prosecution team. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Thorndike said during the voir dire that she has been sequestered since being contacted by Reddington. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequestered
Adjective
  • Moisture continued to stream into the area early Wednesday, fueling showers and isolated thunderstorms that are expected to continue through the morning.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of producing isolated pieces of content, communications teams should ask how each piece strengthens a larger body of knowledge.
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The new stops designed to accommodate bikes and buses are about five inches off the ground and separated from the road by a curb.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • At temperate northern latitudes, consecutive moonrises around Harvest Moon can therefore be separated by much less than the usual 50 minutes, and at some northern locations by only a few minutes.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The filing said a Secret Service agent had confiscated the journalists’ credentials.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Politico reported that one of its correspondents was turned away and his press credentials were confiscated.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Their gathering at a secluded house quickly turns into a hellish reunion as the family members turn into Deadites.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • After lingering over spaghetti alle vongole at Ristorante Lido Azzurro, which hovers over the sea near Amalfi’s harbor, zip around the coast to sea caverns and grottos, pausing for dips in secluded spots away from the crowds.
    — Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Encinosa claims moving Sabatino into the prison's general population violates the judge's order, which requires the BOP to keep Sabatino segregated.
    — Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • After an attempt to solve the climate crisis created a worldwide perma-blizzard, what’s left of humanity now circles the globe in a speeding train that’s strictly segregated by economic status.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Jury convicts four in June A jury on June 5 convicted Jones, his wife, Kateryna, and retired union executive William Creeden of racketeering conspiracy, embezzlement and other felonies.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Some retired employees who worked undercover might need protection services like relocation assistance or even name changes if their data is exposed publicly.
    — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Solar ultraviolet photons break apart bonds in molecules, creating radicals, which oxidize VOCs.
    — Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As the ribs cook, the fat and connective tissue (collagen) melt, creating meat that is ultra-juicy and fall-apart tender.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Overall, scripted is faring much better than unscripted despite some outlying hits like The Traitors, Dancing with the Stars, and Love Island.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • All those entities hoovered up the dollars PG&E had available to pay out victims of the Camp Fire, and other blazes including the deadly 2017 North Bay fires that devastated Santa Rosa and outlying communities.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Sequestered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequestered. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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